This statistic shows the results of a survey on playing games on social networks in Germany from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, there were about 7.96 million people among the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older, who were members of a social network and used the platform for playing online games.
Number of social network members who used the platform for playing games in Germany from 2013 to 2016
(in millions)
Information on base:
German-speaking population age 14 and over in private households, at main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Information on random sample:
2013: 8,702 respondents, projected to a population of 70.33 millions
2014: 8,156 respondents, projected to a population of 70.52 millions
2015: 7,009 respondents, projected to a population of 69.24 millions
2016: 7,026 respondents, projected to a population of 69.56 millions
Information on target group "German-speaking social network members":
2013: projected to 28.18 million persons
2014: projected to 28.13 million persons
2015: projected to 27.81 million persons
2016: projected to 29.97 million persons
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Would you tell me how you use social networks, for what purpose you use them? Please choose from this list. - Playing games." (original German question: "Darf ich fragen, wofür Sie soziale Netzwerke nutzen, was Sie in sozialen Netzwerken alles machen? Bitte sagen Sies mir nach dieser Liste. - Spiele spielen")
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IfD Allensbach. (November 10, 2016). Number of social network members who used the platform for playing games in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/433610/social-network-usage-playing-games-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of social network members who used the platform for playing games in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in millions)." Chart. November 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/433610/social-network-usage-playing-games-germany/
IfD Allensbach. (2016). Number of social network members who used the platform for playing games in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/433610/social-network-usage-playing-games-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of Social Network Members Who Used The Platform for Playing Games in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/433610/social-network-usage-playing-games-germany/
IfD Allensbach, Number of social network members who used the platform for playing games in Germany from 2013 to 2016 (in millions) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/433610/social-network-usage-playing-games-germany/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
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